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Re: high birth weight

Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2002 2:11 am
by francine
Adena weighed 6 lb 11 oz.

Maia weighed 9 lb 13.7 oz.
ultrasound estimated 9 lb. 11.6

but there are two different fathers..... although lou is a small man now, he was very large as a baby

Re: Big Big Babies

Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2002 3:45 am
by admin
I'm searching for information on Erbs palsey. My daughter just gave birth to the first granddaughter on 3-17-02 and since the oxygen level was a concern they kept her from the baby for the first two days, we didn't notice that her right shoulder/arm was just dangling since she had an i.v. and oxygen monitor. I remember thinking back that when it went off the nurse had reached down to the one arm...we went to the doctor's office for a visit and they said it is erbs palsey, and had done x-rays to see if it was out of the socket. I know she(Patty my daughter) had a really hard time delivering her, she was exhausted and they pulled the baby out after the head was through. She was 36 1/2 weeks and was due on 4/10/02. She had pregnancy diabetes and the baby had weighted 8 lbs 15 oz. The nurse said this is not uncommon and that the nerve going down her arm was just stretched out and it will be fine...but stumbling through this web page, I am not so certain at this point. COULD YOU PLEASE EMAIL US AND GIVE US ANY SITES, OR INFORMATION YOU CAN ABOUT THIS...WHAT TO EXPECT...IS IT TEMPORARY...OR ANY KIND OF INFORMATION. Thanks! Penny and Patty

Re: high birth weight

Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2002 1:13 pm
by admin
ADDYSON WAS 9LBS 3OZ, INDUCED 1 WK EARLY., TOLD SHE WOULD BE ABOUT 7-1/2. AFTER THEY BROKE MY WATER, HE ESTIMATED 8 LBS. LOBPI ON POSTERIOR ARM. LABOR 19 1/2HR PUSHED FOR 2 1/2. NEXT BABY WILL DEFINEITLY BE C- SECTION, I HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH MY NEW OB AND THAT WAS A PRE-REQUISITE.

Re: high birth weight

Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2002 2:52 pm
by CW1992
Brittney weighed 10# 3oz, 21-1/2", the last ultrasound done was at 17 weeks - doc didn't feel a need for another one after that - although he knew the baby would be big.

Sabrina was a scheduled C-sect - also big baby

Re: high birth weight

Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2002 6:21 pm
by admin
hi my son was 10lbs 13 ozs right bpi and two weeks early

Re: high birth weight

Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2002 6:50 pm
by Kathleen
I am right obpi and was 11 lb. 14 oz.
Kath

Re: high birth weight

Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2002 11:45 pm
by admin
Robert was 3lbs 9 oz 17 inches (7 weeks early - pre-eclampsia and IUGR)

William was 9 lbs 2 oz 21 inches (38 weeks - induced - maternal hemmorage)

Michael was 10 lbs 10 oz 21 inches (38 weeks - induced - ROBPI - u/s at 35 weeks estimated 5lbs 11 ozs - guess he gained a lot in those last 3 weeks!)

Re: high birth weight

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2002 12:16 am
by Stephanie
I am 51 years old, left OBPI. My mother was a diabetic.
I weighed 10 lbs. at birth. I was always told that was the reason for the OBPI. No lawsuits...moms were frequently "put out" in those days and didn't remember the birth...no dad allowed...what are videotapes?...
they only had the doctor's stories to go by and you know they weren't blaming themselves, so....

-Stephanie

Re: high birth weight

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2002 12:40 am
by one33weekerandtwo38weekers
My kids:

Robert - 3 lbs 9 ozs 17 inches (33 weeker, early due to pre-eclampsia and IUGR. 7 week NICU stay. Has/had a host of other preemie problems)

William - 9 lbs 2 ozs 21 inches (38 weeker - induced - maternal hemmorage - TTN and 3 day NICU stay)

Michael - 10 lbs 10 ozs 21 inches (38 weeker - induced - 8 day NICU stay - ROBPI - u/s at 35 weeks estimated 5 lbs 11 ozs (I guess he gained a lot in the last 3 weeks!))

Sally

Re: high birth weight

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2002 10:18 am
by Tricia
My son weighed 11 lb 6 oz. and was 22.5 inches long.

My daughter was taken at 38 weeks via c-section and weighed 8 lb 10 oz, and was 19 in. long.